EQUINOX is upon us. It’s a time to connect with Mother Earth and whisper our prayers to the wind. Lay on her and feel ourselves held and supported. Gaze at our night sky, and like our ancestors before us, look out into our vast universe and breathe in the wonder of this great mystery that is Life. Let’s open and deepen gratitude, count our blessings, and thank the dark and the light as our teachers in the spectrum of experience.

Remember, wherever we find ourselves on this great planet of ours, whether on the Northern of the Southern Hemisphere, we are all united as a planetary family.

I made it! I circled around the sun another year. I would say,"and all the wiser". But one thing I know is that even the wisest man knows that he know nothing at all. So, instead, I will leave you with 30 tid bits I have learned along my journey. Use them, or don't use them. I will still love you regardless. I just hope you will wake up one day and embrace others, and realize our differences are what make us beautiful.

1. Being jealous is a waste of energy. That doesn’t mean you won’t ever feel jealous, but don’t let that feeling stay. It’s poison.

2. Get a couple really good friends. You don’t need a lot, a few will do.

3. Take all your makeup off before going to bed. No exceptions.

4. Strive to be a better listener than talker. This. Is. Really. Hard!

5. For every emotion felt in life, there is a song that fits the moment perfectly. ( Stevie Nicks will always do )

6. There actually is truth in being best friends with your sister and/or brother. They are the best link to your past, and the only people who will stick by you in the future.

7. Marry your best friend.

8. Don’t worry whether or not you’re the best, worry whether or not you did your best.

9. Make brunch happen.

10. Paris is always a good idea, or so I've heard.

11. Candy bars always taste better frozen.

12. Be generous—either with your funds, or your time, or your talents, and work your way up to giving away all three.

13. When clothing says, “hand wash only,” you should probably listen.

14. Being scared is never a reason not to go for it.

15. I can now pinpoint almost every quality of mine as coming from either my Mom or my Dad (and for some reason that makes me really happy).

16. Traveling makes the world so much bigger and so much smaller all at the same time.

17. Buy a totally impractical (but totally awesome) car while you can. There’s always time for the minivan later.

18. Exercise so you can eat more ice'cream.

19. Marry someone that you could both talk to forever and sit in complete silence with. Neither should feel weird.

20. Don't be reckless with other peoples hearts.

21. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

22. Love will change you forever.

23. Have a personal style. It doesn’t have to be the coolest or most expensive, let it happen on accident, it will be all the more authentic.

24. It’s ok to be lonely sometimes. You don’t have to always fix it. Just cry if you need to and let it be until it moves on.

25. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

26. Don’t ever give in and look at the people promoting business while flipping signs or wearing furry costumes in 100 degree weather. You will rear-end the car in front of you because you stared too long out of pity.

27. The more knowledge you have, the more you realize you don’t know. This will probably hit you at a unexpected moment on a Thursday morning, but don’t worry, you got this.

28. Try and make it to the Saturday Farmer’s Markets... if you can, but if they close at noon and you like to sleep until 11:45…well, maybe sleep is more important for you than humanely-grown free-range strawberries, peaches & plums.

29. Find your best hair color (hint: it may not be the one you’re born with!)

30. A man who masters patience can master everything else. This by far is the most important. yet the hardest attribute you will ever sovereign. Once you do, the circle of life will be more insightfull.